On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 10:14, Levi Bard wrote:
> That sounds pretty one-sided and one-dimensional to me.
The reality is that one-dimensional thinking is the bane of democracy
and the birth of socialism. Socialism breeds on people letting others
choose for them.
There is _always_more_ than one variable, and more than two sides to
_each_ variable.
Gun control? I ask cops.
Kerry's Vietnam record? I ask Vietnam Vets with 3 purple hearts.
9 out of 10 times, I get a perspective you _never_ hear.
> But, of course, it doesn't matter because yours is the "right"
> dimension...
I will accept anyone who shows some level of thinking, Democrat,
Republican, Green, Libertarian, etc... I know some people who have a
completely 180 degree polarity from my views, but I will accept and
respect them because they put some actual thought behind them.
It's those who use one-liners I can get from the media -- be it the "big
3" or even Fox News (looking at the other side) -- that I can't stand.
-- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith@ieee.org ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights. ... That idea of community rights is firmly rooted in the 'Communist Manifesto.'" -- Michael Badnarik
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